It's off to Stevenage, where we did play them in a 2001 LDV game!
Here it is, the first on any Shrimper fan website, a guide to Stevenage FC!
www.conferencegrounds.co.uk/stevenage_borough.htm
Enjoy, a mile walk from the station and a well looked after club house for a pint, now see we get them away next March!
However, we have played the Boro at their place before, an LDV First Round game on Monday, October 15th, 2001. Bramble (13th minute), Rawle (22nd), Hutchins (26th) and Webb (86th), the scorers in a 4-1 win.
Southend United: Darryl Flahaven, David McSweeney, Damon Searle, Leon Johnston, Leon Court, Phil Whelan, Carl Hutchins, Kevin Maher (Daniel Webb), Mark Rawle (Danny Kerrigan), Barrington Belgrave (Mark Beard), Tes Bramble.
Attendance: 1,114.
As for the other team to get the lift back into the Football League, and it is back, it's any one from four, though the final table favours Luton, from a personal view being close to the A40, Oxford would be nice. (Best beer as well!)
Good luck to all the sides and their supporters, have been to Stevenage due to work, not the greatest place, but have done some good drinking in any one of the play-off towns; yes, there's even a decent pint to be had in R&D's Irthlingborough!
Play-Off Fixture Dates
Semi-Final, Leg 1
Thursday, April 29th; (both kick-offs 19.45): Rushden & Diamonds v Oxford United, York City v Luton Town.
Semi-Final, Leg 2
Monday, May 3rd; (both kick-offs 15.00): Luton Town v York City, Oxford United v Rushden & Diamonds.
The Final
Sunday, May 16th; (at Wembley Stadium; kick-off TBC.)
Blue Square Premier - Final Table
| Latest match Saturday, 24th April 2010 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | GD | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | [P] Stevenage Borough | 44 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 79 | 24 | 99 | +55 | ||||
| 2 | Luton Town | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 40 | 88 | +44 | ||||
| 3 | Oxford United | 44 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 31 | 86 | +33 | ||||
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 77 | 39 | 79 | +38 | ||||
| 5 | York City | 44 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 35 | 78 | +27 | ||||
| 6 | Kettering Town | 44 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 41 | 66 | +10 | ||||
| 7 | Crawley Town | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 57 | 66 | -7 | ||||
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 44 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 47 | 64 | +14 | ||||
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 69 | 60 | 62 | +9 | ||||
| 10 | Cambridge United | 44 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 59 | +12 | ||||
| 11 | Wrexham | 44 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 39 | 58 | +6 | ||||
| 12 | Salisbury City (-10) | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 63 | 58 | -5 | ||||
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 44 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 52 | 57 | +5 | ||||
| 14 | Altrincham | 44 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 54 | +2 | ||||
| 15 | Barrow | 44 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 67 | 52 | -17 | ||||
| 16 | Tamworth | 44 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 52 | 49 | -10 | ||||
| 17 | Hayes & Yeading United | 44 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 85 | 48 | -26 | ||||
| 18 | Histon | 44 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 67 | 46 | -23 | ||||
| 19 | Eastbourne Borough | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 72 | 46 | -30 | ||||
| 20 | Gateshead (-1) | 44 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 69 | 45 | -23 | ||||
| 21 | [R] Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 50 | 76 | 45 | -26 | ||||
| 22 | [R] Ebbsfleet United | 44 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 82 | 44 | -32 | ||||
| 23 | [R] Grays Athletic (-2) | 44 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 91 | 26 | -56 | ||||